Solar News Wrap: Anjela Merkel visits metro, solar pumps, Renew Power, Tela solar roof and more

Here are the top solar news of the week
• German Chancellor Anjela Merkel visited on Saturday the Dwarka Sector 21 metro station, which is fitted with solar panels funded by the KfW
• Farmers in Haryana using diesel pumps can switch to solar ones at 75% government subsidy, if they meet certain criteria on how they irrigate their fields
• Renew Power will add 3,000 MW of generation capacity in the next 18 months, a top official of the company said
• Tesla has introduced its third-generation Solar Roof which uses a new kind of tile made of textured black glass.
• Bihar CM Nitish Kumar launching around 35,000 schemes worth over Rs 1,600 crore , said due emphasis would be laid on solar power